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Foreign Policy Influencers

It’s Carney’s world: proximity matters for the top 50 influencing Canadian foreign policy

The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, and analysts to determine who has the most influence in the prime minister’s foreign policy sphere.

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.

feature | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

Current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, and insiders weigh in on who has influence over Canadian foreign policy for The Hill Times‘ annual list.

Ukraine has the spotlight, but U.S. still dominates for the top 50 influencing Canada’s foreign policy

list | BY NEIL MOSS | March 16, 2022

Senator Omidvar’s podcast looks to move the needle on vexing issues

feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 24, 2021

China, U.S. relations centre of focus for top 50 influencing Canada’s foreign policy

news | BY NEIL MOSS, AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 17, 2021

Kudos to The Hill Times for its top 40 influencing foreign policy

opinion | October 1, 2018